Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and Bengal. It is the seventh in a series of eight items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [al-Qawasim, also referred to as Joassmee] (the others are: IOR/F/4/648/17850, IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853, IOR/F/4/650/17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17857). The main topics covered are:The military expedition against the Beni Boo Ali [Bani bu ‘Ali, also referred to as Beni Abou Ali and Bunee boo Ulee], a tribe in southern Oman, including:Reports of acts of piracy committed by the Beni Boo Ali tribe, the investigations into these reports, and the decision by Britain and the Imam of Muscat to send a joint military force against the tribe, led by Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Kishme [Qishm, also referred to as Kishm and Kishmee]Reports of the expedition, leading to the defeat of the joint forcePreparations for a second military expedition, led by Major General Lionel SmithReports on the second expedition, resulting in the victory of the joint force against the Beni Boo Ali, and the subsequent burning of the port of Lashkara [Al Ashkharah, also referred to as El Asharrah]The situation of the Beni Boo Ali prisoners sent to Bombay following the expedition, including the tribe’s two principal sheikhs [shaikhs], Mahomed Ben Ali [Muhammad bin ‘Ali] and his brother Kadhim bin Ali [Kazim bin ‘Ali]Extracts from the proceedings of the courts martial brought against Lieutenant William Morley and Captain Thompson regarding their conduct during the first expedition against the Beni Boo Ali.The development of measures to ensure the maintenance of the settlement reached following the 1819 expedition, including:The question of the extent to which Britain should cooperate with Sultan Ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi], the Ruler of Shargah, and details of a dispute between Sultan Ben Suggar and Zied Ben Sief [Zayid bin Sayf al-Falahi] of Debaye [Dubai] regarding an alleged act of piracyThe question of whether to retain a British military force at Kishme, the opposition of Persia [Iran] to this, and the sending of Andrew Jukes, Political Agent at Kishme, to attempt to assuage Persian concernsThe instructions issued to the ships tasked with patrolling the waters of the Gulf and enforcing the terms of the General Maritime TreatyA ‘description of the shores of the Persian Gulph [Gulf]’ prepared by Major William Colebrooke, focusing on the navigability of the coastline and with details of the key settlements, including the identities of the resident tribes, the size of the populations, the strengths of their defences, and the quality of their water supplies.The primary correspondents are: Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Captain Thompson; Major General Smith; Captain Deschamps, Acting Political Agent at Kishm [Political Agent for the Lower Gulf?]; Lieutenant Colonel N P Warren; Captain Charles J Maillard; Lieutenant John Michael Guy, Commander of the
Psyche.The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘PC 16, Draft 383, 1821/2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1821’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 5 and terminates at f 227, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. It is the fourth in a series of eight items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [al-Qawāsim, also referred to as Joassmee] (the others are: IOR/F/4/648/17850, IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main topics covered are:The arrangements for the expedition (carried out in 1819) to destroy the maritime forces of the Arab tribes on the coasts of the Persian Gulf that are accused of piracy, including:The proposed date for the expeditionAssessments of the forces of these tribes and of their ports, and of the defences of Rasel Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah]Suggestions for the size, composition and equipping of the attacking forceThe contributions to be made by the Imam of Muscat to the expeditionThe need to obtain the approval of Persia [Iran] for the expedition, particularly as there are allies of the Joasmees located on the Persian shore of the GulfThe arrangements to be put in place following the completion of the expedition, including:The question of whether a British establishment should be formed in the Gulf, with Kishme [Qeshm] suggested as the most desirable base for thisThe proposal to give the Imam of Muscat control over the territories of the ‘piratical tribes’The need to balance the claims of the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and the various Arab tribes, and to seek their cooperation in ensuring the Gulf remains free from piracyReports on the historical development and current economic, social and political situations of Oman, Bahrein [Bahrain], the Arab tribes of the Gulf coast and their main ports, the Persian coast of the Gulf, and of several islands in the Gulf.The situation of Bahrein, the alleged assistance it has been providing to the Joasmees, and whether its ruler should be divested of his authority as a result.The military campaign of Ibrahim Pacha [Ibrahim Pasha Kavalali], Commander-in-Chief of Egyptian Forces, against the forces of the Wahabee [Wahabi] chief [Emir of Diriyah], including:The progress of the campaign and the implications of this for the British expedition to the GulfThe sending of Captain George Forster Sadlier [Sadleir] to propose that Ibrahim Pacha cooperate with Britain in an attack against Rasel Khyma.The primary correspondents are: Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor of Bombay in Council; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; William Bruce, Resident at Bushire; and Captain Sadleir.The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘PC 16, Draft 383, 1821/2’; ‘Vol: 4’; and ‘Examiner’s Office 1821’.Physical description: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
Abstract: This volume consists of a journal kept by Richard Swanley of journeys on board the East India Company ships the
Jonasand the
Lyon[
Lion].The journal contains the following:Daily entries (although there are not entries for every day) mainly recording winds and the weather, and the course and progress of the shipMonthly tables recording the following: day of the month, course, leagues, winds, latitude, longitude, East or West, variation, and Easterly or Westerly (although again there are not entries for every day of the month, and there are not entries for every month).The volume includes Swanley’s journal for a journey from Tilbury to Surratt [Surat] (folios 6 to 24), with Swanley initially serving as Master’s Mate in the
Jonas, commanded by Captain John Weddell. The
Jonasset sail from Tilbury on 17 March 1620 [New Style date 1621], with the
Whaleand the
Dolphin, and was later joined by the
Lyon[
Lion]. Swanley records events including the ship anchoring at St Augustine’s Bay on 23 July 1621, and Swally [Suvali, near the city of Surat] on 26 September 1621, after which the ship anchored at Jasquis [Jask] on 14 November 1621, and Kishme [Qishm] on 23 January 1621 [1622]. The entries in this part of the journal are dated 19 March 1620 [1621] to 27 December 1622.This is followed by Swanley recording that they set sail from Qishm on 4 February 1621 [1622], and that on 7 February 1621 [1622], Swanley joined the
Lionat Combrom [Bandar Abbas, also spelled Combroom in this volume], bound for Surat, with the
Roseand the
Richard, anchoring near the Bar of Surat on 27 February 1621 [1622] (folios 25 to 26). The entries in this part of the journal are dated 4 February 1621 [1622] to 27 February 1621 [1622].Following this, Swanley records the journey from the Port of Swaley [Suvali, near Surat city, also spelled Swalley in this volume] to the Red Sea in the
Lion, accompanied by the
Roseand the
Richard, with five merchants, and back again to Suvali (folios 27 to 36). Swanley records events including leaving the Port of Suvali on 24 March 1621 [1622], Socratore [Socotra] being seen on 2 May 1622, land on the Coast of Arabia being seen on 22 May 1622, and the ship anchoring at Mocha on 9 June 1622. The entries in this part of the journal are dated 14 March 1621 [1622] to 27 December 1622.Swanley then records his journey from Surat to England in the
Jonas, with the
Londonand
Lion(folios 38 to 53). He records setting sail from the Port of Suvali on 18 December 1622, and other events such as the Comoro Islands being seen on 31 January 1622 [1623], and the ship anchoring at St Helena on 8 April 1623. The entries in this part of the journal are dated 18 December 1622 to 22 July 1623.The volume includes some annotations in pencil from a later date.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-53; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.